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BeyondBlue Hi! Check out this post if you're not sure how to start
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Hi there and welcome to the Anxiety section of the Forums First of all, thank you so much for joining us here. We think it’s amazing that you’ve taken this step to getting support and learning from this Community. You are very welcome here and we are... View more

Hi there and welcome to the Anxiety section of the Forums First of all, thank you so much for joining us here. We think it’s amazing that you’ve taken this step to getting support and learning from this Community. You are very welcome here and we are really interested in what you might want to add to these conversations. We get it, having anxiety makes it hard to share in a public place. Remeber, this is anonymous and the Beyond Blue team are here to help if you need it This section is for people who are experiencing anixiety in some form in their lives. This might be in social settings, at work, or just in the day to day. You don’t need a diagnosis to post here. If it feels like the right spot for you post, go right ahead! We know that feeling anxious can make it hard to reach out so we want you to know that getting this far is amazing and a great start. A few tips for getting the most out of this section: Get involved when you can! Posting and replying is the heartbeat of this community and you DO have something worthile to share (when you’re ready ) Every experience is different. There is no competition here. We know how challenging anxiety can be and how it comes in all shapes and sizes. What you are experiencing will be respected and supported here. Trust yourself! You are the expert in your experience. This community works because people like you share what has worked for you. Thank you for getting involved and taking a look. We can’t wait to hear from you! Beyond Blue

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BeyondBlue Hi! Check out this post if you're not sure how to start
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Hi there and welcome to the Anxiety section of the Forums First of all, thank you so much for joining us here. We think it’s amazing that you’ve taken this step to getting support and learning from this Community. You are very welcome here and we are... View more

Hi there and welcome to the Anxiety section of the Forums First of all, thank you so much for joining us here. We think it’s amazing that you’ve taken this step to getting support and learning from this Community. You are very welcome here and we are really interested in what you might want to add to these conversations. We get it, having anxiety makes it hard to share in a public place. Remeber, this is anonymous and the Beyond Blue team are here to help if you need it This section is for people who are experiencing anixiety in some form in their lives. This might be in social settings, at work, or just in the day to day. You don’t need a diagnosis to post here. If it feels like the right spot for you post, go right ahead! We know that feeling anxious can make it hard to reach out so we want you to know that getting this far is amazing and a great start. A few tips for getting the most out of this section: Get involved when you can! Posting and replying is the heartbeat of this community and you DO have something worthile to share (when you’re ready ) Every experience is different. There is no competition here. We know how challenging anxiety can be and how it comes in all shapes and sizes. What you are experiencing will be respected and supported here. Trust yourself! You are the expert in your experience. This community works because people like you share what has worked for you. Thank you for getting involved and taking a look. We can’t wait to hear from you! Beyond Blue

FranLoch33 Imposter syndrome at work
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I feel like an imposter in every work or work-like situation I’m in. I’ve been in my current workplace for almost 10 years and doing the same sort of work for about 3, so it’s not a case of still learning the ropes. I feel that I’m often making mista... View more

I feel like an imposter in every work or work-like situation I’m in. I’ve been in my current workplace for almost 10 years and doing the same sort of work for about 3, so it’s not a case of still learning the ropes. I feel that I’m often making mistakes and that I’m a square peg in a round hole. Unfortunately, though, I have felt like this in pretty much every job I’ve done and I’ve done a variety of them - it’s like my brain just won’t work the right way. I’ve wondered at times if I might have ADHD, but I don’t think I fit all the criteria and what’s the point pursuing that considering it costs so much to see a psychiatrist for a diagnosis (never mind the wait time). Don’t really know what I’m trying to say here, except that it’s distressing feeling like I’m constantly having to run to keep up at work and always making mistakes. Friends have told me to get a new job but I can’t think of another job I might be able to do well and, even more than that, enjoy. Does anyone else feel like this or have you felt like this and found a way through it to a better place?

Guest_10120 How to cope with anxiety while undergoing IVF treatment?
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Hi everyone, I often lurk on this forum, reading other people’s posts and stories, so it already feels like a safe space. I am currently undergoing the IVF procedure from the best IVF centre in Punjab. My doctors are all extremely accommodating and u... View more

Hi everyone, I often lurk on this forum, reading other people’s posts and stories, so it already feels like a safe space. I am currently undergoing the IVF procedure from the best IVF centre in Punjab. My doctors are all extremely accommodating and understanding. However, I have had a history of miscarriages, and therefore, I am really nervous about it happening all over again. Does anyone here have any experience with undergoing IVF treatment and dealing with anxiety? I would appreciate all the tips and tricks. Thanks in advance!

Guest_06657012 School Stress
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I shouldn't be on here. but. It's a last resourt. I have post anxiety, I got over it in about grade 9 but It still lingers, recently I put too much preassure on myself I'm stressed with school work to the point of freaking out in class. My heart poun... View more

I shouldn't be on here. but. It's a last resourt. I have post anxiety, I got over it in about grade 9 but It still lingers, recently I put too much preassure on myself I'm stressed with school work to the point of freaking out in class. My heart pounds so hard when I look at the board and try and do my work because I know how much work I need to do, I get so anxious when talking to people I feel as if all my confidence is drained, so I can't ask anyone for help. I have friends but they are very high achievers and I don't want thier dissapproval of me. I just want to fit in, not be talked about behind my back and have my confidence restored! It dosn't help that my parents can't give me any of their time or attention, I have learned everything on my own, I refuse guidance, and I hate it when people help me, It makes me feel so weak! So this is a verrrry last resort option, I hate sharing my feelings. Can somebody help me? I try so so so hard to be a perfect figure skater, earn a pretty body, keep my grades up, get enough sleep, eat healthy, pray and try and be a fun person, but It drais me to much, I know I should cut back a bit or cut the preassure, But I just reallllly want to break my stupid reputation of being a loser lover girl. I'm much more...

Beaser Trying to please everyone and it backfiring.
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Hi and my best wishes to all. I was wondering if people have had the experience of saying yes to things or no out of trying to please people and also because its easier than having to explain yourself. I had said yes to a camping trip but had reserva... View more

Hi and my best wishes to all. I was wondering if people have had the experience of saying yes to things or no out of trying to please people and also because its easier than having to explain yourself. I had said yes to a camping trip but had reservations and ended up pulling out. My friend isnt to happy with me because of it. Hes been a good mate but i just couldnt handle the pressure and anxiety that had built up . Sometimes i find covering for my anxiety causes me to even lie about what is going on for me ,.I pride myself on my honesty and hate that this happens. Im just wondering about others similar experiences.Best wishes Beaser

Ilove_dogs Anxiety is running my life
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Hi, this is my first time posting. I have anxiety and depression and they go hand in hand. The biggest struggle I am having is anxiety around work. I had a horrible experience as a graduate going into a new career a couple years ago and ended up leav... View more

Hi, this is my first time posting. I have anxiety and depression and they go hand in hand. The biggest struggle I am having is anxiety around work. I had a horrible experience as a graduate going into a new career a couple years ago and ended up leaving after I couldn’t take the pressure of being told I wasn’t progressing quickly enough to their standard. I was humiliated in front of my colleagues by the teaching coordinator I have never in my life felt so embarrassed and like I knew nothing I felt like a scholars primary school student. I quit just shortly after that because I couldn’t handle coming home and crying after every shift. I asked for more support but was told they thought they were already doing that. I work with a psychologist but I still suffer to muster any confidence I work in a different job but within the same industry. I had a break between jobs so I have been in my current job for over a 1.5 years. But I struggle with any kind of stress it sets my anxiety into over drive. I feel like I can’t bare going to work so I have frequent time off but I need the income so it puts a strain on other parts of my life. I feel like I can’t get back to normal since before my grad job. I have applied for many other jobs and had interviews but I don’t go because I’m too scared they will think I’m not smart enough or I’ll make a fool of myself I just have no confidence. Today I had a great opportunity and I let it slip through my fingers because I convinced myself I wouldn’t be able to do the job it’d be too stressful or I couldn’t handle working long hours multiple days during the week. Now I’m just disappointed in myself I feel like I don’t know who I am anymore and I hate the fact this has happened to me. If anyone has any helpful advice I’d like to hear it. thanks for taking the time to read my spiel.

LittleCherubs Sigh
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I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder. Today, I couldnt get my car out of my garage. The remote just wasnt working. I tried a couple of things but in the end I had to call my husband, me almost in tears at this point, to go and get the kids. He ... View more

I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder. Today, I couldnt get my car out of my garage. The remote just wasnt working. I tried a couple of things but in the end I had to call my husband, me almost in tears at this point, to go and get the kids. He was angry and shouting (not necessarily at me, more the fact he had to rush and leave work). Back and forth on the phone with him and im feeling like im a burden and the whole situation is my fault and he almost has an accident while rushing to get the kids. After another 2 angry phone calls, im in tears in a panic attack and he is just in do not care mode. He gets them and then when he comes home, just gives me a short hug and says that he is sorry that he is unsympathetic and that he loves me. Am I right to feel hurt?

Beaser Scared again and dont know where im headed.
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Hi and best wishes to everyone..Im starting to get very scared again and having panic like attacks. I just feel so alone at times and this might sound strange but i feel like a kid who just wants to give his mum a hug. But im 58 i lost my mum at 18 a... View more

Hi and best wishes to everyone..Im starting to get very scared again and having panic like attacks. I just feel so alone at times and this might sound strange but i feel like a kid who just wants to give his mum a hug. But im 58 i lost my mum at 18 and Dad in 2000 and have no real family support. Im currently not working and dont feel i have the energy to start again. I just do some volunteer work one day a week at a hospital. Ive never really progressed in life i just seem to have filled in time . I feel like i have had enough a times. Best wishes Brett

Guest_70604423 Anxiety panic controlling my life
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For no reason as happened only today I get this doom feeling followed by shallow breathing , fear and feelings of control . I know it's just a feeling but it is very strong .mixed with real life stressses and real life diagnosis cardiomyopathy, hiv. ... View more

For no reason as happened only today I get this doom feeling followed by shallow breathing , fear and feelings of control . I know it's just a feeling but it is very strong .mixed with real life stressses and real life diagnosis cardiomyopathy, hiv. I am terrified of any outcome .many years ago saw a doctor and he gave me the wonder pill and anxiety stopped . take them when you need them he said , so I did and it took ten years to get off these bandaids.anxiety has caused social anxiety , body anxiety .I'm 59 and it is just yuck .I went to the hospital a few weeks ago thinking my chest was caving in and the look done nurses gave me , I felt a stigma from them that it was another anxiety case .going to hospital was a last resort

idrkwiarn suffering in silence
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do you ever feel like you could burst, just keeping everything inside you until the world feels like its about to collapse? you aren't sad but just full of something that wont go away. and when the release comes its never enought and the rope still t... View more

do you ever feel like you could burst, just keeping everything inside you until the world feels like its about to collapse? you aren't sad but just full of something that wont go away. and when the release comes its never enought and the rope still tightens. and like it just doesnt work. and then you feel like you want to die but not really, you just want to scream but cant. you are drowning but cant be saved. suffering in silence